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MULLIGAN v. NICHOLS

No. 14-55278, No. 14-55763.

835 F.3d 983 (2016)

Brian C. MULLIGAN, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James NICHOLS, an individual; John Miller, an individual; The City of Los Angeles, an entity; Tyler Izen, an individual; Los Angeles Police Protective League, a corporation, Defendants-Appellees. Brian C. Mulligan, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Eric Rose, an individual, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 29, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer Mira Hashmall (argued) and Louis R. Miller , Miller Barondess LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jules S. Zeman (argued), McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Defendant-Appellee James Nichols.

Blithe Smith Bock (argued), Deputy City Attorney; Amy Jo Field , Assistant City Attorney; Michael N. Feuer , City Attorney; Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney, Los Angeles, California; for Defendants-Appellees City of Los Angeles and John Miller.

Alexander H. Cote (argued), Amos A. Lowder , Angela M. Machala , and David C. Scheper , Scheper Kim & Harris LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Defendants-Appellees Los Angeles Police Protective League, Tyler Izen, and Eric Rose.

Before: Richard R. Clifton and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges and Frederic Block, Senior District Judge.

OPINION

The First Amendment of the Constitution protects citizens from attempts by government officials to chill their speech. One question presented by this case is whether that same constitutional guarantee also requires those officials to remain silent when accused of misconduct, lest they risk liability for...

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